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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
PEDIGREE Is NOT ALL.

1t is not enough to mate animals of good
pedigree and high merit; the same extra
feed, care, shelter, and drink that con-
tributed to the improvement of their an
cestors, must be given to them. An under
standing of this would save loss and vexa-
ton, and remove the chief obstacle in the
way Of the universal use OF improved,
pure bred animals. The stockman pur-
chases a pure bred animal of high individu-
al merit. and, thinking that this selection
is all that is necessary, gives this animal
and its offspring the same food, care and
shelter that he has been giving to scrubs.
OF course the pure-bred animal degener-
atcs under such conditions, and its offspring
are yet inferior to it. There is a bitter
disappointment. The breeder il denounced
as a fraud or pure-bred stock as a sham.
In either case there is a return to the breed
ing of the old scrub stock, and the best
interests of stock raising in that neigh
borhood has an enemy. The practices OF
the great breeders show the Importance
of selection in breeding; they show with
equal force the value of favorable en-
vironment. Neither i~udieious selection
nor proper care can be wisely neglected.
american Agricalturtst fer JiRe.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

Below are a few of the favorite maxims
of VIM. Blaikie, the well-known authority
on physical exercise. They are taken from
his popular little book How to Get Strong
and How to Stay So"
zone way to derive benefit from exercise
is to know how to rest.
eight shy Of shower baths; they shock
the heart.
"What is the good Of superfluons flesh
In short, what is the good of anything
superfluous?
ssBrcath through your nose when run
ming, and always run on your toes. A
runners heels should never touch the
ground.
sBicycling is good exercise until you
come to racing.
s.Deep breathing will save you from
many lung troubles and build up your
chest.
'sSix hours of mental work, or eight
at most, is enough for one day.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

We are astonished and highly pleased
with a view of an entire city in rink-the
oldest and at the same time one Of the
most pleasing sights imaginable. In front
of us was a perfectly smooth street Ito
feet wide and two miles long, running
straight away to a similar gate at the other
end. and borlered on each side by many
eolored palaces and dwellings, with coli
umns and towers, some with and some
without balconies, but all of a delicate rose
red color. relieved here and there with fig
ures or stripes of white. Never had seen
ANYTHING Of the kind before, and the effect
was certainly beautiful. Well does Jey-
pore deserve its appellation Of ''The Beau
tiful City Of India" When the back
ground was formed of the fortified hills
about the town, this color was a light red.
but when only the clear blue sky was in
the background it became a delicate pink,
giving one the impression of a pink coral
city Just rising from the sea.-Cor. Balti
more AaericeA.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
THE oLD FAsnEGNED SAMPLERS.

The old fashioned samplers that our
mothers and grandmothers worked when
they were children awe been removed from
the garrets or old trunks where they ave
lain and have been placed in the parlor or
library; in other words, they have become
fashionable and have been called forth with
antique furniture and brie-a-brae. Who
does not remember them? First came the
alphabet, then a verse of so called poetry,
then two impossible green dogs and two
green trees Of the Noah's ark variety, and
the whole to conclude, rs the advertise
ments say, with the name and age of the
worker. They are rather pretty, these
dogs, in their quaint and attractive way,
and certainly a warning to those not of an
industrious turn of mind.
4 friend who told me she possessed both
her grandmother and mothers said: "But
there is one reason why I cannot use them
about the house. On being asked why,
she replied: "Oh, dearl all our births are
recorded on the samplers, the date worked
with different colored silks" That set
tied it; it was like paradlng what is to some
the most sacred page in the family Bible,
'tthe b%irtls;'' but those Of you who have
inherited old samplers that have no com
promising dates, bring them forth as a
unique ornament. -Ecelya Baker Harrier.
in Neu York Mail and Express.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
SPORTS WITHOUT IIaUoH.

1t is a hopeful sign when we see men
engaged in our American sports enaeting
a prohibitory law for themselves.
When u oarsmen 90 into training they
abandon the use of stimulants Of all kinds.
Anything that will lessen their physical
strength is debarred.
Our college rowing crews and ball mines
are beginning to demand total abstinence
as a sine qua non for positions. Just now
We do not realize the effect of such a course,
but it is a factor in the problem of temper
anee reform that will very Don make itself
felt.
.AYhen The Coronet was launched, y said
Mr.. i. It. Bush, the owner of the yacht,
"only one bottle Of wine was opened and
that was broken over her bow. | do not
see he continue, why drinking should
not be considered reprchensible in a yacht
as in a house. AS Americans we should
be proud that our yacht won the race with
out The aid Of liquor.-Kansas City Herald.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
GEIICS OF

Livia was SO when she won the heart OF
Augustus Caesar, over whom she maintain
ed her ascendancy to the last.
PericIes welded Aspasia when she was
&c, and yet she afterward for thirty years
or more welded an undiminished reputa-
ton for beauty.
The famous Nine. Recamier was IS when
Barras was ousted from power, and she
was without dispute declared to be the
most beautiful woman in Europe, which
rank she held for fifteen years.
Ninon de rEnelos. the most celebrated
wit and beauty of her day, was the idol OF
three generations of the golden youth OF
France, and she was 70 when the Able dc
Berais fell in love with her,
Mile. Mars. the celebrated French ira
gedienne, only attained the zenith of her
beauty and power when 40 and 40. At
that period the loveliness of her hands and
arms especially was celebrated throughout
Europe.
De Poletiers was sc years of age when
Henry H-then Duke of Orleans and just
half her age-bcca.ne attached to her and
she was held as first lady and the most
beautiful woman at court up to the period
of the monarch's death.
Catherine II, of Russia, was 30 when she
seized the empire Of Russia and captivated
the dashing young General Orion. Up tc
the time of her death, at 81, she seemed tC
have retained the same bewitching powers,
for the lamentations were heartfelt among
all those who had ever known her person
ally.
Helen of Troy was over 40 when she per
petrated the most famous elopement or
record, and as the siege of Troy lasted 8
decade she could not have been very juve-
nile when the ill-fortunc Of Paris restored
her to her husband. who is reported te
have received her with unquestioning love
and gratitude.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

stopped to listen. AS the last strain float
ed away in silence, the girl thanked her.
"No thanks are due to me, said the nun.
81 owe many songs to propitiate a wrong
| once did a dear friend!'
This life Of mine among disease and death
led me to much serious thinking, and in
these serious moments / was wont to walk
through the various cemeteries of the city
unconsciously thinking them, perhaps, a fit
surrounding for such meditation.
One Sabbath while walking ina Catholic
cemetery, l was attracted by a broken
shaft Of white marble rising above the sur
rounding slabs, a short distance from me.
| anne near, and was just reading the word
0'Rilcy when | noticed a nun weeping at
the base, the same who had sung at the
hospital. Then and there her secret became
mine, and it has, doubtless, become yours
also dear reader.-Charles T.. Waterman.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

The owner of the famous Wedgewood
potteries, III the beginning Of this century,
was not only a man of remarkable meehan-
zeal skill but a most deyout and reyerent
Christian. On one occasion a nobleman Of
dissolute habits, and an ayowed atheist,
was going through the works, accompanied
by Mr.. W and a young lad who was
employed in them, the son Of pious parents.
Lord C-sought early opportunity to
speak eontemptuously of religion. The boy
at first looked amazed, then listened with
interest, and at last burst into a loud ieer-
ing laugh.
Mr.. Wedgewood made no comment, but
soon found occasion to show his guest the
process of making a fine yase-how with
infinite care the delicate paste was nodded
into shape Of rare beauty and fragile text
ure, how It was painted by q skillful artist,
and finally passed through the furnace.
coming out perfect in form and pure in
quality. The nobleman exclaimed with
delight, and stretched out his hand for it;
but the potter threw it on the ground, shat
tering it into a thousand pieces.
f'That was objectionable earelessness!'
said Lord c., angrily. Il wished to
take that cup home for my collection.
nothing can restore it again"
mo. Yet you forget, my Lord, said
Mr.. Wedgewood, 'that the soul Of that lad
who has just left us, came pure into tie
world; that his parents, friends, all good
influences, nave been at work during his
whole life, to make him a vessel fit for his
Masters use; that you, with your impious
touel, have undone all the work of years.
No human hand can bind together again
what you have broken"
Lord c. who had neger before reeeiv
ed a rebuke from an inferior, stared at him
in silence. Then, "youare a honest man."
he said, frankly holding out his hand. 81
never thought of the effect Of my words"
A moments carelessness may destroy
the work Of years.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
TafEy.

A correspondent asks: "W hat is .taffy'g' Is
IL possible, that there is n person living, who
doesn't know what tafly ISL When q politician
wants office. he takes the stump and tells the
people how inteligenttheyar are, ana how PROUD
he will he to represent such an enlightened
constituency on the floor of Congress. That Is
taffy. When u lecturer winds up a tedious
and its people, assuring them that he has
rarely addressed an assembly, on whose coun-
tenance intelligence had so indelibly set ITS
his life when he can return and again appear
before them. it is taffy that he is giving them.
When an editor heads an article, ITO our
friends and patrons you may be sure that
tafry will how as rapidly as pen can travel.
But when we say that the Davis Sewing Ma
chine leads all others in point OF slmp,licily
that is flct. when we say fhss machlhe is tnc
ligltest running, That is TACT. When we say
that no other machine can do one-halt the va
riety of work without bisting, thar, also' Is
fact.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
TEEE COUNTRY SCHOOL, AND TEE
FARMERS BOY.

The country school is prominently the
farmers school. In it the great majority
of the farmers of to-day received theil
education, and in it the great majority o
those OF the next generation will receive
the whole of their schooling.
Is the country school doing what il
should for the farmers boy? Is it giving
to the boy who will remain on the farm
that kind of an education which will be
the best preparation for LIES work?
What is an education for? Why should
a boy spend so much time in the school
room? The purpose Of n boys education
is to fit him for his work, what
ever that may be. The education
eiyen in a country school ought then to fiji
the boy to be a successful farmer, for that
is to be the profession Of most country
school-boys.
What education does the farmers pro
fcssion demand? The ability to read,
write. and understand the English IAN
guage and to make readily all the ordinary
nuIlcflcdl ctlCuldtioiha 49," $50
business-this is all, some say, that a
farmer needs. and this is practically all
that many of the schools supply. But Is
this enough ? Shall We set the standard
of education Tor the farmer at the very
lowest notch ? Shall we in this way say
that the poorest education is sufficient for
the farmer? We certainly do not think
that farming is the occupation for which
the poorest education is sufficient. Give
the boy opportunity to become acquainted
with the things around him. Put the
study of soils, plants, animals, etc., into
YOUR schools. Ask your school-teachers
to Give instruction of this kind. Demand
Of them that they know enough to give
such instruction in tie right Scoy. If You
will demand only the best Of teachers for
your children, you can have these things
taught to thenl; but if you are willing to
take, year after year, the young and poorly
prepared teachers, the work will not and
can not be done. You will have to pay
roundly for such efficient teachers; but
will it not be the best economy in the long
run, for are they not to instruct your
children for their whole life's work ?
american AgrfcultuTist for June.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15
HEALTH OF GIRLS.

Physically the girl of to-day is better
than her brother. If you doubt it, walk
out Walnut street any fair Sunday when
the churcll-goers are ON their way home,
or over the bridge and ont Chestnut street
in West Philadelphia of a bright Sunday
afternoon, an hour or two before sunset.
This is hat Il recent writer on 'American
Womanhood' says:
"Mark the athletic young girl Of the pc
Rod. This magnificent looking girl, who
swings along at a four-mile gait, is not on
~ a subject for reflection, she is a theme
for admiration, for congratulation, for ten
derness, and the sight of her sends ten
Thousand new impulses through the mind
and heart.
'Fhis is the American womanhoOd of
to-day, and even more truly Of the future,
heaven be praised! Look az the rosy
checks, the sparkling eyes, the shoulders
thrown back, the firm and certain step.
Notice how we'll nourished the cheeks are,
how deep and true the inspiration and how
plump and well-rounded the arms which
taper down to the well-gloved hands. Can
anything be more satisfactory to the eye
than this picture of honest health, of alert,
though not perhaps of subtle intelligence
and womanly beauty? But what is this?
What is this slim, puny, thin-faced, tod
ding, lettering little figure who empha-
ei1os hr chaa- faraa af contract thn sfrnpnfh
and color of this girl with the greyhound
like movement?
sWell, it's American manhood, or, per-
haps, to be exactly just, it is one aspect of
it. Compare his dull, weary eyes with the
sparklcrs which blaze i'll the girls head.
Compare their checks without putting
them together. Look at his mincing tod
die and look at her stride. Compare their
figures. But there is no comparison"
This is truer than it should be. What
is the reason? The youth smokes and
drinks fiery potions. The girl does Meth
err. The youth tumbles befoggled into bed
late at night or early in the morning, to
speak more correctly, and arises with sleep
half satisfied. If the girl is up late, nine
times out of ten she can lie abed later than
her brother; anyway she finds time for an
afternoon nap. The youth rarely sleeps in
daytime. In summer the girl swims, rows,
plays tennis and rides horseback and tri-
cycle. So does her brother, substituting
bicycle for tricycle., but he braces himself
up afterwards with a nip of brandy. On
Sunday the girl goes to church and settles
her nerves. Her brother drops into a
friends quarters, where they lock them
selves in a room to play poker. And so on
and so forth.
But there is always something to be
thankful for. This is what the writer
above quoted finds to remark in the way
of gratitude: "Ihtermarriages will occur
and the next generation of men will be
better than their puny fathers. "-Phladel-
phia Meas.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

The annual report Of the Fish Commits
sion shows that 1000, 600 shad were placed
in the tributaries OF the Delaware Bay
during the past season. Elsewhere in the
Atlantic coast and inland waters about
90, coo, 900 were distributed. Experiments
demonstrate that by next October, when
the young had migrate seward, 20 per
cent of the fry win survive and attain from
two to three inches in length. IL onlv )
per cent reach maturity there will have been
restored by artificial propagation fully as
many mature shad as were taken out
during the season.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

A fund Of sa5, 900 is being raised among
saloon keepers in Pennsylvania for the pur-
pose Of engaging counsel to test ia court
the constituticnality Of the brooks High
License Bill.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

The High License law in Minnesota went
into effect last week. The minimum of
license in cities of TO- 900 inhabitants or
over is $1,000, and in smaller places, $500.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

/ talk ballot wherever go, and more and
more. 1t Is the way for the ransomed to
pass over Jordan ous OF the wilderness
into the promised land.-Frances. d. Va
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-15

RnEncnnber
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secure You n subscription 10 any paper or
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than the regular rate, and you will do well to
let us know if you are contemplating a sub
scription 10 any publication.
The MONITOR, Woodstown, Nj.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-18
An ArtIlleryman Makes a Correction.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade j. j.
Fitzgerrell, 81st ILL.,, is in error in giving the
roster of the artillery in the Third Diyis-
ion (LOgan's) Of the Seventeenth Corps. He
says Sparrestrom's battery ID, lst III. The fact
is. Sparrestrom's battery was Co. g, Cd Ill. Bat
terry ID, LIST ILL.,, was commanded by Capt. III. A.
Rogers, from Memphis to Vieksburg, where he
was killed by rebel sharpshooter; and Drawer
man than he never lived. After his death
Capt f. III. Cooper commanded the battery till
the close of the war. The battery had four "a
pound hOwitzers. The boys of the Ninth Bril-
gade of the old Third Division will never for
get the battery that made them run up the hill
at Champion Hills, in order to prevent the cap
ture of the guns, which had even passed the
skirmish-line. 1t was this battery that Maj.
Stolbrand had reference to when he said,
They will capture my pattery, Sheneral!"
With every issue of your excellent paper /
have been expecting that some of the artillery
men would come to the rescue and claim at
least portion of the glory that is due them |;
but it seems that they have lost all pride in the
matter, and now since the flag episode they will
be ashamed to acknowledge that they took any
part in the war. Come boys, brace up!-J. T..
WIEsMAN, Co. ID, LIST III. Art. (MeAllister's Bat
teryl, ITO q street, Lincoln, Neb.
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TBE ENCBMPMENT.
Notes Of Preparation Suggestions,
Etc.

The interest which the merchants and citi-
zens generally are taking in the matter of deco
ration for the Encampment of the GAR, has
exerted an influence on the Decoration Com
mittee, aud they have decided TO encourage
this spirit in every way possible. AT the meet
ing of this committee recently, over which
Maj. Eugene L. Weigel presided, motion was
made by Mr.. Methudy aud unanimously car
ried, directing the Chairman TO request the
Committee on Contracts and Expenditures TO
set aside the following sums as prizes: For the
best decorated business house, first prize, $50 !;
second prize, 500; third prize, $50. For the
best decorated residence, first prize, 500; Sec
ond prize, so; third prize So. The sclec-
ton Of the committee to award the prizes will
be left TO the General Executive Committee,
and il is thought best TO appoint a committee
of strangers in the city at the time OF the En-
campment for that purpose. On motion of Mr.
Delano the Chair was also instructed TO ask the
" watch dogs of the treasury" TO set aside 500
as premium to the architect furnishing the
best design for an arch. Mr.. Medart, OF the
Sub committee on Public Buildings, reported
that Surveyor Lancaster had said that the Gus
tom-house employees had already subscribed TO
the GAR. fund but il the Decoration Commit
tee would furnish 800 he wOuld guarantee to
raise $500 for the special decoration of the Gus
tom house. Mayor Francis had informed Mr..
Medart that at least $500 would be spent on the
decoration OF the Courthouse, but he gave no
promise in regard TO the Four Courts and City
Hall. On motion il was decided 10 place 800
at the disposal OF Mr.. Lancaster.-d. LOUIS
Republican.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-18
SAILORS AND MARINES.


Why Can They Not Have Duplicate Discharged
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:. In your issue
of July j notice, in answer 10 - Il. Il. B., Of
Saccarappa. Me-, that sailor or marine cannot
procure a duplicate discharge. Why is this =
III man IN the military service can, in case of
the loss Of his original discharge certificate,
procure a new certificate of honorable service,
why cannot a sailor or mariner Does not the
same act apply 10 both soldiers and sailors
alike2
i have made several applications for new
certificates for men in the naval service, and
for the information Of " L. p. b." would state
that no answers 20 10 show that no new certif-
cate OF service 10 sailors or marines is given ex-
cept-
i. He desires 10 go TO Sailors Home.
2 He desires il for the purpose Of naturali-
cation.
B. de desires il for the purpose OF entering
Grand Army Posts.
a. lie desires il for the purpose Of homestead
uses.
And in these cases the sailor will not get his
certificate Of discharge individually, but il will
be sent TO the place he desires TO go.--J. +. H.,
Goshen, N. Y.
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Another Monument Dedicated.

The veterans of the 9Th Conn. dedicated a
monument at Gettysburg on Aug. Q. The ex-
ercises, which were very interesting. attracted
large attendance. Col. q. ID. Chapman, of
Middletown, Conn, presided. Chap. Horace
Winslow, of Sunsbury, offered prayer, after
which COL w. w. Packer, of Hartford, at the
head of the regiment in this battle, welcomed
the comrades. Capt. Z. T. Marvin. of Hart
ford, read a poem Lieut.-Col. w. s. Cogswell,
of Jamaica, l.. l.. gave the tablet to the Battle
field Memorial Association, and Sec John NJ.
Krautz, of Gettysburg, received it for the as
ISOLATION.
The positions of the Connecticut infantry
regiments in this battle are now all marked
with impressive monuments. the only remain
ing unmarked site of that States troops being
an artillery position near Round Top. The
rest of the day was spent by the veterans going
over the field. In the evening a social Reunion
took place in the hall of Post 8, at which Gen.
w. III. Webster. of Washington. ID. C., presided.
The monument is a large granite sarcophagus,
with this single inscription, following a
Twelfth Corps star; Twelfth Corps, 9TH
Conn. Inf, July and B. 1868. First Brigade
First Division"